NGC 5416

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NGC 5416 is a spiral galaxy and radio galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 6,499 ± 18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 95.9 ± 6.7 Mpc (~313 million ly). NGC 5416 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 19 March 1784.

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